OpenClaw v2026.10.4 Patch Release Fixes Update Recovery, Chat Refresh, and Sign-In Issues

OpenClaw v2026.10.4 is a patch release focused on update recovery, chat refresh, and fixes for messaging, model-tool, and sign-in failures.

Update and Recovery Fixes

The release addresses unnecessary interruptions after sleep or backward clock changes, shutdowns hanging on stalled conversation indexing, false update-verification warnings, and duplicate temporary database copies during update checks. Note that some updater improvements only apply to subsequent updates after 10.4 is installed, meaning they do not repair an already-stuck updater.

Chat and Messaging Repairs

Chats stuck on “Server updated” can now refresh back to the same conversation link, and busy Gateways are less likely to cause unnecessary dashboard reconnects. Specific messaging fixes include:

• Telegram: Polling failing to start.
• macOS: Reply failures that repeated incoming messages.
• Feishu: Replies interrupted by settings reloads.
• IRC: Lost chunks in long replies.
• Discord: Users can now change voices without rejoining the call.

Model, Tool, and Sign-In Fixes

Repairs cover reasoning with tools through the official OpenAI API, Claude CLI history when switching between channels and web chat, and launch failures affecting agent messages or sub-agent follow-ups. Sign-in fixes address MCP sign-in failures after browser consent and dismiss blocking passkey prompts in headless Chromium, allowing alternative login methods. Passkeys still require a headed browser.

User Action Required

If a chat tab was open before updating, users must save unsaved work and reload the tab once to load the chat-refresh fix. The release credits 49 contributors across 55 PRs and 24 direct commits.